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Printable Discovered check Puzzles
Search 49,500 locally indexed real-game positions, narrow them by motif, difficulty or rating, then play each stored tactical line directly on the board without an upstream connection.
Printable worksheet
12 discovered check puzzles, every difficulty, with answer key
A discovered check unmasks a check from a rear piece while the front piece moves anywhere it likes. Because the king must answer the check, the moving piece can often capture or threaten with total impunity.
Positions from the Lichess open puzzle database (CC0). The answer key prints on the last page.
Discovered check — chess puzzle worksheet
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Answer key
- Puzzle 0Krgd: g7g6 → e4d6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 09DMw: a5b3 → a4c3 → b3a5 → a7a5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 06gwJ: d6e5 → b2e5 → g7h7 → f7g5 → h6g5 → h4g5 → f8h6 → h1h6 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0RPyE: g1f2 → e5d3 → f2e3 → e2c1 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0Smwl: e8d7 → g7f7 → d7c6 → f7e6 → c6c7 → a3d6 → c7b6 → d6e7 → b6a7 → e7d8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0V1Wc: b5a4 → d7g7 → a8e8 → g7e7 → h8g8 → e7e8 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0WK0I: a8f8 → e2f4 → f8f5 → f4g6 → h8g7 → g6e7 → f5g5 → g1g5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0aNf3: g5g4 → c6c4 → g4h5 → g3g4 → h5h4 → g4f5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 0YOQy: f3d4 → c5d4 → e3d4 → e6g4 → f1e2 → c6d4 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 04dHh: b7d5 → e7e8 → f8e8 → c2e2 → f6e4 → d3b5 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 09QHj: a8c7 → d5c4 → f1f3 → h6f6 → h1g1 → b7f3 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
- Puzzle 22Qyy: b8f8 → f7g6 → g7g6 → b1b6 → f8f6 → b6b7 → f6f4 → c7h7 (the first move is the opponent’s setup move)
Source: Lichess open puzzle database · database.lichess.org · CC0